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6 Ways to Say Bye Bye Binders 27 Aug 2013 | 12:06 pm
3-ring binders–the mainstay of education for decades–now seem clunky, heavy, unwieldy even.. You never have a whole punch when you need one so you end up forcing holes into the margin. The rings break...
Tech Tip #64: Reset Default Font 26 Aug 2013 | 12:36 pm
As a working technology teacher, I get hundreds of questions from parents about their home computers, how to do stuff, how to solve problems. Each week, I’ll share one of those with you. They’re alway...
Book Review: Third Grade Technology Textbook 24 Aug 2013 | 12:16 pm
Third Grade Technology: 32 Lessons Every Third Grader Can Accomplish on a Computer by Structured Learning IT Teaching Team My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’m often asked what books I’d recommend for teach...
Weekend Websites: 52 Economics Websites 23 Aug 2013 | 12:31 pm
As a passionate Economics major in college (which grew into an MBA), I find Econ at the root of much of the world around us. It starts with counting coins in first and second grade and grows up to a p...
New Tech Teacher? I Understand You 22 Aug 2013 | 12:10 pm
If you teach technology, it’s likely you’re a geek. Even if you didn’t start out that way–say, you used to be a first grade teacher and suddenly your Admin in their infinite wisdom, moved you to the t...
5 Digital Tools Parents Will Love 20 Aug 2013 | 12:23 pm
Too often, like it or not, technology makes parents squirm. Few moms and dads embrace questions that start, ‘How do I use this program to…’ They’d rather describe the smell of the number eight or get ...
Tech Tip #63: Don’t Like Double Space Between Paragraphs? 19 Aug 2013 | 12:35 pm
As a working technology teacher, I get hundreds of questions from parents about their home computers, how to do stuff, how to solve problems. Each Tuesday, I’ll share one of those with you. They’re al...
Book Review: Second Grade Technology Textbook 17 Aug 2013 | 12:15 pm
Second Grade Technology: 32 Lessons Every Second Grader Can Accomplish on a Computer by Structured Learning IT Teaching Team My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’m often asked what books I’d recommend for tea...
34 Categories–Over 500 Links–of K-8 Links for Your Classes 16 Aug 2013 | 12:54 pm
I’ve spent a good chunk of time this summer updating my link collections so they are easier to wander through and reflect more topics you’re interested in. Here are 34 categories. K-MS are also subdiv...
5 Tech Ed Tools to Use this Fall 15 Aug 2013 | 12:31 pm
Technology has become synonymous with education reform. Like starter on a barbeque, squirt around enough iPads and digital tools and classes start to sizzle. No one says, “Let’s teach cursive in 1st g...
